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Learning by Doing: A Student’s Perspective from LSC’s Safety Net Project
Via the Legal Services Center By: Bryan Sohn Bryan Sohn, center, pictured with attorney David Young (left) and LSC Tax Clinic Director Keith Fogg at LSC’s 40th Anniversary on April 5, 2019. Before law...
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Take Care of Soldiers, and Things Fall Into Place
By: Joshua Mathew, J.D. ’19 Josh Mathew, J.D. ’19 My involvement with the Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC) has been, by far, my most rewarding experience at Harvard Law School. Through the VLC, I supported...
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Learning to Serve
Casey Connolly, J.D. ’19 and Laurel Fresquez, J.D. ’19 By: Casey Connolly, J.D. ’19 I distinctly recall Betsy Gwin, a clinical instructor in the Veterans Legal Clinic, telling us on our first day:...
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All in a Day’s Work
By: Alexis Farmer The numerous clinics at Harvard Law School (HLS) are frequently successful in their pursuit of advancing justice. We often read of victories in court cases, positive reactions to...
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A Simple Online Legal Tool Helps Reduce Poverty for Military Veterans
Via the Legal Services Center The Veterans Legal Clinic at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School (LSC) is piloting a new technology tool to help fight poverty among the state’s...
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A Legal Safety Net at the Library
Via the Legal Services Center Julia Schutt (right) of the Veterans Legal Clinic speaking to a client as interns Arielle Lui (left) and Sana Gupta (center) observe at the Boston Public Library Community...
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New online tool tells Mass. veterans if they qualify for financial aid
Via Boston Herald By Maria Szaniszlo For years, Massachusetts has had a program that provides financial aid for food, housing, clothing and medical care to veterans and their dependents with limited...
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via Harvard Law School YouTube The Legal Services Center’s Veterans Legal Clinic provides legal representation to veterans and their family members when they cannot afford an attorney. The Clinic...
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VA unlawfully turned away vulnerable veterans for decades, study says, with...
via Washington Post by Alex Horton Dwayne Smith, seen in Afghanistan in 2009, was issued an other-than-honorable discharge in 2012. (Dwayne Smith) The Department of Veterans Affairs has for decades...
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LSC Clinics Work Creatively to Assist Client Communities Affected by COVID-19
via LSC blog The attorneys and student advocates at the Legal Services Center continue to work tirelessly for our clients as they face unprecedented challenges and financial distress. Below is a brief...
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